Scantex believes every school deserves a great-looking yearbook.
Choose our online system or the traditional desktop publishing option of Adobe Creative Cloud. With our expert assistance, we will help you create a quality yearbook.
Online Publishing Portal with Unlimited Cloud-based Storage
Our online system works on an unlimited cloud-based system requiring NO software installation, no custom programming. Log in online and you’re good to go using your browser. Access your project anytime, anywhere, any device or operating system.
Easy-to-use set of powerful, modern features including management of school portraits and photos, online collaboration with adviser approval and professionally designed content.
Choose from over 200 built-in fonts, hundreds of template pages, backgrounds, colour schemes, all with on-hand video training. Or upload your own templates and backgrounds in .jpg or .png format. Contact us for support or a demo. We will have your team up and running quickly.
Adobe Desktop Publishing Support/Training
Traditional desktop publishing using Adobe Creative Cloud is industry-standard and it’s the most flexible way to build the yearbook you want, while providing students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the digital age. Scantex can provide customized training or support, as well customized templates for immediate use, based on your design specs. Our services include training for Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, at your convenience.
Several Standard Trim Sizes Offered
Think outside the page, create something unique and memorable at a different size.
Creative Cloud trim size options: 6.5 in x 9.5 in | 8.5 in x 8.5 in | 8.5 in x 11 in | 9.5 in x 13.25 in | 12 in x 12 in
Online system trim size options: 8.5 in x 11 in | 9 in x 12 in
Automated Student Photo (mugs) and Grad Pages
Save your team hours of work and let Scantex automate the creation of your student, staff and Grad pages. We will flow them directly into an InDesign template or our online portal based on your design specifications.
We also automate Grad quotes. Simply provide an organized data file with names and corresponding comments, we’ll do the rest!
Customized Tutorials and Training
Doing is learning but everyone needs a little help once in a while. Creating your yearbook should be a learning experience but not a painful one. Whether it’s understanding InDesign, Photoshop, photography or print production, we are here to help.
- Onsite tutorials within the 416 and 905 area codes.
- Online training through web seminars or customized tutorial videos specific to your issue, emailed directly to you. Watch some of our YouTube videos for yearbook-specific info.
- Contact us or your customer service rep for all your technology questions.
Teaching Support and Project Planning Help
Call or email your sales rep 12/7 with any of your questions, big or small. We provide one-on-one training with educators when requested.
Get a copy of our Scantex Yearbook Design Guidelines for valuable information on planning and organizing your yearbook; creating a workback schedule; file naming conventions; creating a style guide and spelling guide; and a valuable cmyk colour reference chart.
Preflight and Image Correction Services
Scantex believes your project should look the best it can. Before printing a final book proof for you to check one last time, we will examine your document from front to back. This final proof, image check and adjustment can make all the difference.
- We will preflight, image correct (where possible), quick-proof and create print-ready PDFs upon final sign-off.
Proofreading Services
Scantex considers your yearbook to be a published document that will stand the test of time. We will do a thorough and professional proofread of your entire yearbook, including looking for possible grammatical and spelling errors.
Our goal is to publish and print an error-free book everytime.
Generate QR (Quick Response) Codes
Link print to web. Build a QR code that can be scanned from your final, printed yearbook to link to a video or other information on your school website or Facebook account.
- A QR Code is a mobile phone readable bar code that can store website URLs, plain text, contact info, email addresses and other alphanumeric data.
- QR codes are free, easy to generate and easy to use. Create them yourself, or let us do it for you.